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G'day everyone!!!! :woohoo:
Guess what? :wild: :wild:
I have remembered to do the news thread for this week's Monday!! :kickass2: (after forgetting the last two weeks :blush
So on with the show hey?
Michael Jackson News:
No news articles as yet. There's a few junky tabloid articles about MJ not appearing on AI etc.... nothing worthy of the main forum :flowers:
Michael Jackson Mentionings:
Jacksons Good Luck Message To Britain's Got Talent Finalists
THE Jacksons phoned double act Signature before the finals of ITV's Britain's Got Talent to wish them luck.
Suleman Mirza and Madhu Singh revealed on GMTV today that the phone call came out of the blue.
Suleman said: "I couldn't believe it. It happened about an hour or two before the show. I got a call from the security manager saying, 'Hi, I'm here with the Jackson family - Michael's mother and the two brothers are here - I think it 's Jackie and Tito - they're sitting down, they wish you all the best and they'll be voting for you.'
"And then I got a call back on Sunday saying that apparently Michael's aware of our act and he's a big fan and he'll be contacting us soon. I don't know if that's quite true, but we'll see what happens."
Signature were runners-up in the ITV talent contest and performed to Michael Jackson's Thriller.
Link
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Con man's ex-wife speaks out
THE wife of New Zealand's most successful con-artist has broken her silence over a marriage to the "most hideous man" who always led "a fairytale life".
Taranaki-born Derek Guise Turner, 58, was sentenced by a New York judge in 2006 to 20 years jail for fleecing investors of more than $90 million.
His most recent project included a plan to rebuild the World Trade Centre.
Turner's luxury life, achieved through simple scams and "the gift of the gab" which saw scores of people lose their life savings, is told in a TV3 doco-drama to screen later this week.
His former wife, who refused to be interviewed for The Million Dollar Con Man, told Sunday News life has never the since she fell for "the king of con from downunder" at age 17.
Janette Green described her childhood sweetheart as "mental", "a nutter" and "hideous".
"I told him he was mental five minutes after I married him," Green said.
While in New Zealand it was not major cons Turner earned his money from, Green said.
Once he moved overseas though his targets were more impressive.
Green said it was Turner's "charm" and "pushyness" which enabled him to earn the trust of big investors. He even managed a meeting with pop icon Michael Jackson.
Green, a former Womens' Weekly journalist, remarried two weeks ago to Turner's former accountant Clive Johnson.
She was now "fearful" the effect the TV show could have on her and Turner's three children.
All have changed their names by deed poll.
"My children don't deny he's their father but they won't speak or deal with him," Green said.
"We just want to forget we ever met him."
It is expected Turner will be deported to New Zealand when he finishes his sentence.
Link
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Back in the charm zone
By André Paine, Evening Standard 02.06.08
Take That's triumphant return inspired this comeback from their Irish rivals, who split eight years ago and then veered into acrimony.
Boyzone always seemed amiable and a bit amateurish in their early days but this was a surprisingly successful Wembley spectacular. And the Irish charm and number ones drew in thousands to three London arena shows over the weekend.
Still, the dancers did bring some energetic glamour to the evening, especially when they joined the lads for a hugely enjoyable medley of Michael Jackson songs, complete with *****-style white gloves.
Link
http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/...ag=michael jackson&blog_id=41&IncludeBlogs=41
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Older, wiser Usher tries to do too much, but the man can still sing
By Richard Cromelin
Los Angeles Times
Article Launched: 06/02/2008 01:33:11 AM PDT
A take-charge guy, he does like to set the scene, as he indicates in "This Ain't Sex," which should more properly be called "This Ain't Just Sex," with its convergence of lust and love. For the purely carnal, you can't beat the single "Love in This Club," with its sweet, Akonian minor-chord feel, swirling, sensuous production by Polow Da Don and Usher's insistence on right here, right now.
When he sings "I don't care who's watching, watching, watching," his voice flutters and soars, and you realize that sometimes it's best to succumb to the pure pleasures of that feathery but forceful voice. It's as close as anyone's to Michael Jackson's, especially on catchy, old-school tracks such as "This Ain't Sex" that evoke "Off the Wall."
Even as the quality of the material fluctuates, you can count on Usher's singing to provide something memorable - sweetness and power on the anthemic ballad "Moving Mountains" or relaxed intimacy on the light, minimalist Motown homage "Something Special."
Link
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Pop Levi Is Back
by Tim Cashmere - June 2 2008
Former Ladytron bassist Pop Levi is back with his second offering after surprising even himself with the success of his solo album 'The Return To Form Black Magick Party'.
'Never Never Love' was recorded in Quicy Jones' former studio Westlake, which is where he produced Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' amongst other legendary records.
The presser fodder claims 'Never Never Love' "promises to be one of the edgiest, most outrageous and most memorable avant-pop records you will hear this year."
While that might be a bit of an overstatement, the record will no doubt be loads of fun.
It'll be in stores on July 19 on Counter, through Inertia.
Link
Michael Jackson HIStory:
2004 - Los Angeles Lieutenant Art Miller said in a written statement that "on May 28, 2004, detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department's Juvenile Division officially concluded their two-month investigation into allegations of child abuse against Michael Jackson. After an extensive investigation, which included hours of interviews with the person making the allegations, detectives concluded there was no evidence that any crime occurred. No charges will be sought." The charges were unrelated to the charges in Santa Barbara, CA.
2005 - Closing arguments in the Michael Jackson child molestation trial took place.
MJJCommunity News:
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Please help us push the bar for MJJC's News team as well as MJJC's reputation we are always striving for accurate and rumour free Michael Jackson News in our main forum. So please before creating a thread with Michael Jackson related articles please read here: http://www.mjjcommunity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51386
MJJC Members Birthdays for the week (2nd - 8th May):
Happy Birthday to everyone who celebrates one this week!!! :birthday: :woohoo:
Monday, 2nd: Tonya (33), Christiano (32), Forever*Invincible*MJ (20), ThEkInGoFpOpzQuEeNoFpOp58 (18), MJzNeverLandChild58 (18)
Tuesday, 3rd: davidgemini, theimageofmj (37), TheRealwinnie (30), LiLShOrTaY (26), Victory2004 (23), Standards (21), mjj87 (21), MJJ love (18)
Wednesday, 4th: LadyJackson (32), Padmè_Naberrie (27)
Thursday, 5th: juliamalysheva (29), Sil Wuvs MJ (28), susan (27), CRAZY4SEXYMJ (24), MJJFAN4LIFE (18)
Friday, 6th: MichaelsGurl09 (20)
Saturday, 7th: thedancer780 (28), rockstar (25), nicki_boy777 (24), Boogahbo (23), Ola Ray (23), alakendra (21), levea_jackson (21), Natalie* (20), Alagos (19)
Sunday, 8th: starm (48), Dion (32), MIKE'STHEBEST (31), Athar (31), joanna (27), Woofy (23)
Please Enjoy your week everyone! :flowers:
Guess what? :wild: :wild:
I have remembered to do the news thread for this week's Monday!! :kickass2: (after forgetting the last two weeks :blush
So on with the show hey?
Michael Jackson News:
No news articles as yet. There's a few junky tabloid articles about MJ not appearing on AI etc.... nothing worthy of the main forum :flowers:
Michael Jackson Mentionings:
Jacksons Good Luck Message To Britain's Got Talent Finalists
THE Jacksons phoned double act Signature before the finals of ITV's Britain's Got Talent to wish them luck.
Suleman Mirza and Madhu Singh revealed on GMTV today that the phone call came out of the blue.
Suleman said: "I couldn't believe it. It happened about an hour or two before the show. I got a call from the security manager saying, 'Hi, I'm here with the Jackson family - Michael's mother and the two brothers are here - I think it 's Jackie and Tito - they're sitting down, they wish you all the best and they'll be voting for you.'
"And then I got a call back on Sunday saying that apparently Michael's aware of our act and he's a big fan and he'll be contacting us soon. I don't know if that's quite true, but we'll see what happens."
Signature were runners-up in the ITV talent contest and performed to Michael Jackson's Thriller.
Link
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Con man's ex-wife speaks out
THE wife of New Zealand's most successful con-artist has broken her silence over a marriage to the "most hideous man" who always led "a fairytale life".
Taranaki-born Derek Guise Turner, 58, was sentenced by a New York judge in 2006 to 20 years jail for fleecing investors of more than $90 million.
His most recent project included a plan to rebuild the World Trade Centre.
Turner's luxury life, achieved through simple scams and "the gift of the gab" which saw scores of people lose their life savings, is told in a TV3 doco-drama to screen later this week.
His former wife, who refused to be interviewed for The Million Dollar Con Man, told Sunday News life has never the since she fell for "the king of con from downunder" at age 17.
Janette Green described her childhood sweetheart as "mental", "a nutter" and "hideous".
"I told him he was mental five minutes after I married him," Green said.
While in New Zealand it was not major cons Turner earned his money from, Green said.
Once he moved overseas though his targets were more impressive.
Green said it was Turner's "charm" and "pushyness" which enabled him to earn the trust of big investors. He even managed a meeting with pop icon Michael Jackson.
Green, a former Womens' Weekly journalist, remarried two weeks ago to Turner's former accountant Clive Johnson.
She was now "fearful" the effect the TV show could have on her and Turner's three children.
All have changed their names by deed poll.
"My children don't deny he's their father but they won't speak or deal with him," Green said.
"We just want to forget we ever met him."
It is expected Turner will be deported to New Zealand when he finishes his sentence.
Link
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Back in the charm zone
By André Paine, Evening Standard 02.06.08
Take That's triumphant return inspired this comeback from their Irish rivals, who split eight years ago and then veered into acrimony.
Boyzone always seemed amiable and a bit amateurish in their early days but this was a surprisingly successful Wembley spectacular. And the Irish charm and number ones drew in thousands to three London arena shows over the weekend.
Still, the dancers did bring some energetic glamour to the evening, especially when they joined the lads for a hugely enjoyable medley of Michael Jackson songs, complete with *****-style white gloves.
Link
http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/...ag=michael jackson&blog_id=41&IncludeBlogs=41
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Older, wiser Usher tries to do too much, but the man can still sing
By Richard Cromelin
Los Angeles Times
Article Launched: 06/02/2008 01:33:11 AM PDT
A take-charge guy, he does like to set the scene, as he indicates in "This Ain't Sex," which should more properly be called "This Ain't Just Sex," with its convergence of lust and love. For the purely carnal, you can't beat the single "Love in This Club," with its sweet, Akonian minor-chord feel, swirling, sensuous production by Polow Da Don and Usher's insistence on right here, right now.
When he sings "I don't care who's watching, watching, watching," his voice flutters and soars, and you realize that sometimes it's best to succumb to the pure pleasures of that feathery but forceful voice. It's as close as anyone's to Michael Jackson's, especially on catchy, old-school tracks such as "This Ain't Sex" that evoke "Off the Wall."
Even as the quality of the material fluctuates, you can count on Usher's singing to provide something memorable - sweetness and power on the anthemic ballad "Moving Mountains" or relaxed intimacy on the light, minimalist Motown homage "Something Special."
Link
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Pop Levi Is Back
by Tim Cashmere - June 2 2008
Former Ladytron bassist Pop Levi is back with his second offering after surprising even himself with the success of his solo album 'The Return To Form Black Magick Party'.
'Never Never Love' was recorded in Quicy Jones' former studio Westlake, which is where he produced Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' amongst other legendary records.
The presser fodder claims 'Never Never Love' "promises to be one of the edgiest, most outrageous and most memorable avant-pop records you will hear this year."
While that might be a bit of an overstatement, the record will no doubt be loads of fun.
It'll be in stores on July 19 on Counter, through Inertia.
Link
Michael Jackson HIStory:
2004 - Los Angeles Lieutenant Art Miller said in a written statement that "on May 28, 2004, detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department's Juvenile Division officially concluded their two-month investigation into allegations of child abuse against Michael Jackson. After an extensive investigation, which included hours of interviews with the person making the allegations, detectives concluded there was no evidence that any crime occurred. No charges will be sought." The charges were unrelated to the charges in Santa Barbara, CA.
2005 - Closing arguments in the Michael Jackson child molestation trial took place.
MJJCommunity News:
Signatures:
Please check your signature.... if it's bigger than 450px wide by 250 px high you need to resize :flowers: Thanks
More about signature requirements here: http://www.mjjcommunity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51209
Reminder about posting news:
Please help us push the bar for MJJC's News team as well as MJJC's reputation we are always striving for accurate and rumour free Michael Jackson News in our main forum. So please before creating a thread with Michael Jackson related articles please read here: http://www.mjjcommunity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51386
MJJC Members Birthdays for the week (2nd - 8th May):
Happy Birthday to everyone who celebrates one this week!!! :birthday: :woohoo:
Monday, 2nd: Tonya (33), Christiano (32), Forever*Invincible*MJ (20), ThEkInGoFpOpzQuEeNoFpOp58 (18), MJzNeverLandChild58 (18)
Tuesday, 3rd: davidgemini, theimageofmj (37), TheRealwinnie (30), LiLShOrTaY (26), Victory2004 (23), Standards (21), mjj87 (21), MJJ love (18)
Wednesday, 4th: LadyJackson (32), Padmè_Naberrie (27)
Thursday, 5th: juliamalysheva (29), Sil Wuvs MJ (28), susan (27), CRAZY4SEXYMJ (24), MJJFAN4LIFE (18)
Friday, 6th: MichaelsGurl09 (20)
Saturday, 7th: thedancer780 (28), rockstar (25), nicki_boy777 (24), Boogahbo (23), Ola Ray (23), alakendra (21), levea_jackson (21), Natalie* (20), Alagos (19)
Sunday, 8th: starm (48), Dion (32), MIKE'STHEBEST (31), Athar (31), joanna (27), Woofy (23)
Please Enjoy your week everyone! :flowers:
